The recent development in a class action lawsuit by Indigenous peoples against the Canadian government regarding access to clean drinking water is a perfect example of how decolonization and reconciliation have not reached the required standard. The fact that 142,000 individuals from 258 nations are being considered for compensation means that a large portion of individuals in Canada don’t have access to a minimal standard for life. How can we expect Indigenous people to have reconciliation for the injustice they have faced when they do not have access to something as simple as clean drinking water? We need to provide Indigenous people with access to minimal human necessary resources, so nothing more is going to be something we should expect. By trying to provide these minimal requirements we can ideally move towards reconciliation and providing Indigenous people the chance to move forward.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drinking-water-class-action-proposed-settlement-1.6123251